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At present, I keep my bows in the plastic bags they came in. But the repeated sliding in and out of the long pouch/sleeve in the nylon gig-bag my violin came with is taking a toll over the weeks. Also, a bit of rosin gets on the inside of the plastic bag and then gets on the bow itself. Easy enough to wipe off before playing, but it is a bit of a nuisance.
Besides, I have two bows, but only one compartment for a bow in the gig bag anyway.
So what are some good ways of storing bows between use if one is not going to keep them in a hardshell violin case?
"This young wine may have a lot of tannins now, but in 5 or 10 years it is going to be spectacular, despite the fact that right now it tastes like crude oil. You know this is how it is supposed to taste at this stage of development." ~ Itzhak Perlman
My suggestion, DanielB,,, hang them on the wall in a reasonable humidity controlled room. It keep's the bow bug's away and let's the bow hang straight.
You can see in the upper left corner how I hang mine. I never store my bow's in the case, for one thing when they are in the case so is the fiddle. Out of sight, out of mind I say. 
Fiddlestix said
"...It keep's the bow bug's away and..."
This really pushed my curiosity button....What in the world is a BOW BUG?
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Carpet mites, they love to eat the bow hair.
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